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Word: Anticipation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin anticipatio(n-), from the verb anticipare (see anticipate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
anˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌantɪsɪˈpeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction
Short Definition:action of anticipating something
Examples:- her eyes sparkled with anticipation
- they manned the telephones in anticipation of a flood of calls
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